Toy



Dec. 7 1926. 1,609,362

F. JONES TOY Patented Bec. 7, i926.

FREDERICK JONES, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE MILLER RUBBER COMPANY,

. OFKAKRON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

TOY;

'Application filed August 3, 1926. Serial No. 126,843.

My said invention relates more particularly to an arrangement by which ligure toys and similar articles may be readily and firmly secured to supporting bases whereby they may be sustained in an ,upright pos-ition.

rEhe invention is particularly adapted for and advantageous in securing inatable gure toys to such supporting bases, though not limited to such use.

The invention includes a novel construction and arrangement hereinafter described, tie nature and scope of the invention being defined by the appended claims.

lVhat l at present consider the preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. l is an elevation of a toy embodying. the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the base partly broken away and showing the legs in section.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2 and,

Fig. el. is a similar view showing the base members and lower member part of the toy figure in process of assembling.

Referring by reference characters to this drawing the numeral Vl designates a toy which is shown as a clown doll, but which is intended to be representative of a figure toy of any character and number of legs or supporting parts intended or desired to be supported from or by a suitable base. The base which I employ according to the present invention comprises a main or lower base 2 and an upper or sup/plemental vbase member 2, the lower being in the shape of a continuous sheet of imperforate material such as card or pasteboard, for example, and the upper` of similar material having an opening a therein corresponding approximately in size to the lower extremity of the figure.

In the drawing two such extremities are shown in the shape of clown doll legs and the base members 2, 2a are cut to the approximate outline offeet.

The leg members `la areinserted through the openings u and are provided with aunular anges lb which underlie the edges of the openings, they relative position of the parts after such insertion but before `the base members are secured together being shown in Fig. 4. Where the toy is of the inflatable character or made of rubber and vdesigned to be blown up, which is the formf coating of cementV of the type used in rubber working which is allowed to partially dry or become tacky before the two members are pressed together.

I claim:

l. AV toy compris-ing a body having a supporting part and a flat supporting base therefor, said base comprising bottom and upper members, said upper member having an opening into which said supporting part is inserted, said supporting part having va laterally projecting flange, said base members being secured togetherwith said flange clamped therebetween.

2. llt-toycomprising an inflatable body having an expansible supporting part, and a base therefor' comprising bottom and Vupper members, said upper member having an openinginto which said expansible part is inserted and expanded to form an underlying flange, said basec members being secured together with said liange clamped therebe-Y tween.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

FREDERICK JONES. 

